Insert a video into a discussion post¶
To embed a video in a Discussion post:
- Navigate to the Canvas course site where the discussion is located.
- Navigate to the Discussions tool.
- Click on the topic where you would like to create your post.
- Click on the Reply button at the top of the page.
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- When the rich-text editor opens, click on the Warpwire icon:
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This will open a pop-up window showing the Warpwire library for the site.
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If you haven't already uploaded the video, please follow the instructions for doing so.
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Click on the video(s) you would like to embed in your post.
- Click on the "Insert item" button at the bottom of the pop-up.
- A thumbnail of the video will appear within your post. Note: You will not be able to play the video while editing the post. It will only appear as a thumbnail.
- Click the Reply button.
- You will able to see your post with the video embedded within it.